The banquet is held on the second day, and the family prepares it two days in advance, especially today, some time-consuming dishes have to be prepared now, and they will not be ready until tomorrow.
Zhuang Dalang's family came early to help, because the host on the post listed Mr. Zhuang, so Master Bai was not polite to use them, and directly handed over some matters to Zhuang Dalang.
He is familiar with him today.
When he returned to the house, it was already dark, so he took off his socks and went to bed, "Go to sleep, you have to get up early tomorrow."
Mrs. Zhuang pulled him up, glared at him and asked, "Let me ask you, what kind of official did father-in-law be in the capital?"
"Didn't I tell you, waiter, waiter, I still teach and teach."
"Who are you teaching?"
Zhuang Dalang: "Students in the Chongwen Museum."
"Isn't it the prince?"
Zhuang Dalang paused and said: "The prince is also a student in the Chongwen Museum."
Aunt Zhuang was so angry that she pinched him, "Junior Sister Zhou said that my father-in-law still has an official position. He is called Prince or something. He is very honorable, and he is dedicated to be a teacher for the Prince."
Zhuang Dalang: ...
Mrs. Zhuang looked at his expression, reached out and patted him twice, "Okay, you really are lying to me."
Zhuang Dalang asked helplessly, "Why are you asking this?"
"What are you doing, what are you talking about?" Mrs. Zhuang said: "My father-in-law is so good at teaching, even the prince can teach it well. Your youngest son and grandchildren are still studying. You never thought of letting them study with your father-in-law?"
Zhuang Dalang: "I used to let my three children follow my father, but you don't want to..."
"That's in Qili Village, how can it compare to the gentlemen in the county..." Mrs. Zhuang's voice became lower and lower, and finally she patted the bed and said: "Okay, I used to be short-sighted, but father-in-law has been in the capital for so long , I have become an official, why didn't you remember?"
Zhuang Dalang said: "Now he is not teaching outside, he is teaching in the palace, can your children still go to the palace to study?"
He said: "We didn't let my father teach when he was full of energy. Now that he is old, we can't bother him anymore... You can see that for the past 20 years, my father has always followed the younger brothers and younger sisters. In terms of closeness, They are still above me, come and go as they please, I think my father will be with them all the time, we can't help, at least we shouldn't add trouble to them."
"That's your father, what did you say to add chaos?" Aunt Zhuang was anxious, "You are his real son."
Zhuang Dalang frowned at her, "Alright, why did you bring this up suddenly? Aren't the children going to school in the county now?"
"Can it be the same? They go to school in Luojiang County, who knows about them?" Mrs. Zhuang said, "But if they go to the capital, not only will the husband be better, but they can also be the prince's juniors..."
"Shut up!" Zhuang Dalang's face darkened, and he said angrily, "You still want to wear a golden crown if your neck is only as thick as a straw?"
"Why can't I wear it? Even if I can't wear it, don't you still have your son and grandson? They are the grandsons and great-grandchildren of the father-in-law, are they also straw-necks?" Mrs. Zhuang said: "Look at the Zhou family. , Can the Zhou family compare with ours before? But look at it now, how well-developed they are, and the officials in the family are more than a slap in the face."
Zhuang Dalang pursed his lips and remained silent.
Mrs. Zhuang hugged his arm and said, "I know what you are worried about, don't worry, I will definitely tell the children to listen to their father-in-law, be filial and sensible, and not let them cause trouble."
"And Junior Sister Zhou also said that the children will follow to the capital, and father-in-law is also very happy. If he gets homesick, he can still visit the children."
Zhuang Dalang frowned, "Did my junior sister instigate this?"
"What's the matter, I think Junior Sister is thinking about us and father-in-law, don't think too badly about people."
Zhuang Dalang: ...
He hesitated, if his wife thought about it, he would definitely not agree to it, but if Zhou Man suggested it, could it be his father's idea
Seeing that he was frowning and not speaking, Aunt Zhuang pinched his arm and said, "I'm talking to you, why are you ignoring him?"
Zhuang Dalang was in so much pain that he hurriedly pushed her hand, "I see, let go first, you have to ask your father about this matter, and how many children you have, you have to ask them as well, let them decide on this matter .”
"Junior Sister Zhou brought up this matter, and my father-in-law definitely has no objections. As for the children," Aunt Zhuang said in a big way, "As long as we speak up, can they still disobey us?"
Zhuang Dalang pulled the quilt over and said with a blank expression: "The children have grown up, they can make up their own minds about this matter, and you should stop meddling with their affairs."
He closed his eyes and said, "If they want to go, I won't stop them, and if they don't want to, don't force them."
Mrs. Zhuang was so angry that she beat him. She had never seen any parents like this. They always said that they should listen to their children's own ideas.
Zhuang Dalang turned his back and ignored her.
Mrs. Zhuang was impatient, and she wanted to talk to her three sons early the next morning, but they were all sent out to work by Zhuang Dalang. Today, there were many things going on at the banquet.
The villagers of Qili Village got up before dawn, went to the fields with sickles, and cut the rice in the face of the first sunrise. After two hours of cutting, they were so hungry that their chests stuck to their backs, so they put away their sickles and went home. Simply scrub and change clothes before heading to Bai's house.
The Bai family started from the other end of the bridge, and set up a long table along the road. The table was full of vegetables, and there was a bucket of rice every twenty steps. Sit down and eat.
The children in the village had come early and had already had their meal. At this time, they were running happily in the rice fields that had been harvested nearby.
The old people gather together to gossip after eating, only the middle-aged and young people come in a hurry and have time to talk after they are full.
There are also villagers who came from the next village. Their village is not far away, and the land is connected with the land of Qili Village. There are many people who eat with sickles.
The guests who came from Luojiang County and other places saw it and looked at it several times in surprise. These people had invitation cards.
With the invitation card, you can enter the courtyard for dinner.
All the old and in-laws of the Zhuang family were invited, they came in groups, and followed them into the yard with a confused expression.
There are also tables and chairs in the yard, but they are round tables, which can seat ten people. They are placed in the garden, and they can enjoy the scenery while eating.
Mrs. Zhuang's sister-in-law grabbed Zhuang Jiran, "Ji Ran, your parents want to hold a banquet, why don't you hold it in the county town, but in Qili Village?"
Zhuang Jiran said: "My parents didn't do this, it was done for my grandfather by three of my grandfather's disciples."